Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pondside Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pondside Lane (SO32 1BB) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Bishop's Waltham average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pondside Lane (SO32 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bosworth Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Waltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claylands Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bosworth Gardens | — |
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